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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Coffey County / Hampden / Zip Codes
Hampden, KS has a humid continental climate with warm to hot summers and cold winters. The area experiences substantial precipitation throughout the year, resulting in mild humidity levels. Summers typically feature high temperatures in the mid-80s with some days reaching the low-90s. Winters can be very cold with temperatures dropping into the teens and twenties, but generally remain above 0°F. Snowfall is common in winter months, usually averaging between twenty and thirty inches each season. Precipitation is spread out evenly throughout the year, totaling around thirty inches annually.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Hampden is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Kansas.

7.8 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Hampden, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHampden, KansasUnited States
  39.9 in.38.1 in.
  8.9 in.27.8 in.
  72.6 days106.2 days
  211 days205 days
  88.4°85.8°
  19.3°21.7°
  7.47
  4.24.3
  1064 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Hampden with an average high temperature of 88.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In Hampden, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hampden are September, May and June.
In Hampden, there are 34.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hampden with an average of 19.3°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Hampden, there are 110.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Hampden, there are 3.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Hampden during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Hampden.
June is the wettest month in Hampden with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.9 inches in Hampden means that it is wetter than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Hampden with 8.9 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.0 rainy days. There are 72.6 rainy days annually in Hampden, which is less rainy than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 8.9 inches in Hampden means that it is one of the least snowy places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Hampden with 2.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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